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ARLnow Daily Debrief for Dec 31, 2025

By ARLnow.com

Good Wednesday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Dec 31, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Thursday in Arlington, from our event calendar.

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💡 Quote of the Day

“Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.”
– Alfred Lord Tennyson

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.

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News

ACFD battles early morning house fire in Rock Spring

By ARLnow.com
Response to house fire in Rock Spring (via ACFD/X)

Firefighters quickly extinguished a house fire in the Rock Spring neighborhood early Wednesday morning.

The fire started around 1:30 a.m. in the kitchen and extended to the rear of the house, on the 3400 block of N. George Mason Drive, according to the Arlington County Fire Department.

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Top Arlington stories of 2025: #1-10

By Dan Egitto
An American Airlines flight passes over nearly two dozen crosses near Gravelly Point, a tribute to the 67 victims of the mid-air collision over the Potomac River (staff photo by James Jarvis)

With the new year just hours away, we’re closing out 2025 with a roundup of ARLnow’s top 10 stories this year.

Representing a mix of fast-moving breaking coverage and stories only made possible through our team’s deep sourcing in this community, these stories offer a snapshot of an eventful year for Arlington and for this newsroom.

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Event

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

White pillar candles placed along a purple ledge with a white flower at the end, suggesting a memorial scene.

Event location

Woodson High School

9525 Main Street

Fairfax, Virginia 22031

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Northern Virginia Fairfax Families for Safe Streets (NoVA FSS) cordially invites you to attend and support our upcoming World Day of Remembrance (WDoR) for Road Traffic Victims.

World Day of Remembrance is an annual event where we honor those whose lives were prematurely ended after being struck by a person driving. This year is particularly painful and sad as we think about the recent death of a 13-year-old Frost middle school student who was struck and killed by a person driving a truck on Pickett Road. We will also honor the nearly 30 other people (as of today’s date) who have been killed on Northern Virginia streets while, walking, biking, or rolling since last year’s day of remembrance.

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News

Four teens arrested after break-ins, cash theft at several Pentagon City businesses

By Dan Egitto
File photo

Four D.C. teenagers were arrested after a series of overnight break-ins at businesses in Pentagon City yesterday (Tuesday).

They’re accused of hitting a total of at least five businesses, stealing cash and electronics before being arrested while trespassing inside an apartment building on S. Eads Street, according to a press release from the Arlington County Police Department.

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News

County Board’s bygone New Year’s tradition remembered for media attention, crowds and extra work

By Scott McCaffrey
Jan. 2, 1965, Northern Virginia Sun with coverage of New Year’s Day meeting (via Library of Virginia)

For nearly 65 years, Arlington County Board members rang in the new year with a Jan. 1 organization meeting.

Often drawing large crowds and extensive media coverage, the event was a chance for county leaders to lay out their priorities for the coming year after first voting in a chair to serve for the 365 — sometimes 366 — days ahead.

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Sports

Wakefield, W-L combine for three wins in holiday basketball tournament

By Dave Facinoli
Wakefield's Zak Amadou takes a shot against South Lakes (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

Of the two Arlington squads that played in the annual eight-team George Long Holiday Hoops Tournament, the host Wakefield Warriors placed highest.

The boys high-school basketball team (8-2 overall) ended up in fifth place with a 2-1 record, playing in three close games in the popular 23-year-old holiday event, the only one of its kind in the county.

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News

Morning Notes for December 31, 2025

By ARLnow.com
A psychic has hung their shingle in the Aurora Highlands neighborhood (Flickr pool photo by Jason Gooljar)

NYE Road Closures — “The Arlington County Police Department will implement road closures and parking restrictions in Clarendon on New Years Eve to help ensure public safety and accommodate the expected increase in foot traffic related to nightlife activity.” [ACPD]

Metro Changes in 2026 — Expect weekend closures of the Crystal City Metro station, starting in February, as a result of construction on the second station entrance project. [NBC 4]

DOJ Sues Virginia — “The Justice Department sued Virginia on Monday over its policy of granting unauthorized immigrants in-state financial aid at public colleges and universities, saying that the assistance violates federal law because it discriminates against U.S. citizens living in other states.” [NYT, Reuters]

More Kennedy Center Woes — “More musicians have canceled their upcoming concerts at the Kennedy Center after its board voted to rename the performing arts venue to include President Donald Trump’s name. The canceled performances to date include shows previously promoted for Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve and Jan. 14.” [Associated Press, NBC 4]

Bad Flu Season — “The United States is seeing a massive surge in flu cases this winter, many of them attributed to the so-called “super flu.” An unprecedented rise in flu cases comes as other sicknesses — such as the “winter vomiting bug,” COVID and whooping cough — are slamming the United States this winter.” [Axios]

It’s Wednesday — Expect flurries and a slight chance of snow before 7am, followed by mostly cloudy skies becoming sunny later, with a high near 39 and southwest wind gusts up to 21 mph. Wednesday night brings more flurries and a low around 26, while New Year’s Day has flurries until noon, sunny skies, and a high near 33 with gusts up to 28 mph. [NWS]

Flickr pool photo by Jason Gooljar

Around Town

ARLnow Daily Debrief for Dec 30, 2025

By ARLnow.com

Good Tuesday evening, Arlington. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Dec 30, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Wednesday in Arlington, from our event calendar.

🌥️ Wednesday’s forecast

Expect flurries and a slight chance of snow before 7am, followed by mostly cloudy skies becoming sunny later, with a high near 39 and southwest wind gusts up to 21 mph. Wednesday night brings more flurries and a low around 26, while New Year’s Day has flurries until noon, sunny skies, and a high near 33 with gusts up to 28 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“In order to write about life first you must live it.”
– Ernest Hemingway

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.

Thanks for reading! If you have something to say about an issue of local note not covered today, feel free to post it as a letter to the editor on our new forum.

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